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Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology program is designed to offer small classes, and balanced coursework.
The curriculum provides a broad background in the liberal arts and sciences, research skills and the understanding of human behavior. Within the psychology program, students will study how human behavior changes from infancy through old age. Students will learn how to critically evaluate research often reported in the popular media. Students will also be introduced to research techniques such as survey construction and systematic observation, which they will find useful in the workplace. Specific areas of human behavior such as behavior disorders, counseling techniques, and forensic psychology are examined through a choice of psychology electives.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program students will:

• Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Demonstrate basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Communicate effectively within the conventions of the discipline.
• Design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies, selected knowledge, skills and experiences appropriate to the students’ personal and professional goals and/or their chosen area of specialization.

Curriculum

APL 100 Assessment of Prior Learning 3 credits
ART 404 Imagination and Creativity 3 credits
CMM 306 Social Impact of the Media 3 credits
ENG 101 College Writing Seminar 3 credits
ENG 102 Introduction to Literature 3 credits
MTH 126 Applied Statistics 3 credits
PHL 100 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
PSY 302 Research Methods 3 credits
PSY 479A Research Project I 3 credits
PSY 479B Research Project II 3 credits
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credits
PSY 115 Substance Abuse and Society 3 credits
PSY 200 Childhood and Adolescent Psychology 3 credits
PSY 203 Adulthood and Aging 3 credits
PSY 220 Psychological Perspectives 3 credits
PSY 301 Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences 3 credits
PSY 304 Psychology of Gender 3 credits
PSY 310 Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
PSY 318 Forensic Psychology 3 credits
PSY 320 Theories of Personality 3 credits
PSY 322 Physiological Psychology: The Mind/Brain Connection 3 credits
PSY 350 History and Systems of Psychology 3 credits
PSY 489 Senior Thesis I 3 credits
PSY 490 Senior Thesis II 3 credits
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 302 Social Problems 3 credits
SOC 215 The Family 3 credits
SOC 315 Social Psychology 3 credits
Art and Humanities Elective 3 credits
Math Elective 3 credits
Science Elective 3 credits
Social Science Elective 3 credits
General Electives 30 credits

Total Degree Requirements 126 credits

Admission Requirements

  • Completed application along with a non-refundable fee of $25.00
  • Official high school transcript
  • One letter of recommendation
  • A 250-500 word essay explaining your professional goals
  • All students for whom English is not a first language must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  • Minimum age of 24 years
  • Minimum two years of significant, full-time work experience
  • Official college transcript (if applicable)


For more information, please contact:

Karen Jonaitis
Program Assistant
(978) 232-2233 | KJonaiti@endicott.edu

Jason M. Powers
Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional Studies
(978) 879-4250 | JMPowers@endicott.edu